Ken MacBeth

This is a sneak preview of MacBeth Studio Systems‘ upcoming all-analog keyboard synth controller. Read more…

Totally Wired, a documentary film about Andreas Schneider’s infamous ‘Schneider’s Buero’, the boutique electronic musical instrument shop in Berlin, is now available on DVD.

Description:

Inside a crumbling socialist office block in former East Berlin, synthesiser store owner Andreas Schneider preaches the way of analogue to a loyal following of infamous electronic musicians, who flock to his store, ‘Schneiders Buero’, for unique boutique instruments. His business has prospered against the odds throughout the digital revolution in music, and in parallel, through a period of huge change in East Berlin. His is a haven for maverick instrument builders and passionate collectors alike. But as the twin forces of capitalism and digital technology seep through the last bricks of the Wall, how much longer can this analogue asylum survive?

The film features an informed selection of inventors and artists alike, including Dieter Doepfer, Junior Boys, Cassy, Ken MacBeth, Anthony Rother, Jessica Rylan, Daniel Miller, Wowa Cwejman, Per Salzwedel, Ricardo Villalobos, Magda, Marc Houle, Max Loderbauer and many more.

You can preview a section of the DVD below that features Ken Macbeth, of Macbeth Studio Systems. Macbeth talks about what inspires him, his vision for the M5 synthesiser, and making noise. Read more…

This is an excerpt from the documentary Totally Wired, featuring the analogue genius Ken Macbeth, of Macbeth Studio Systems.

Ken talks about what inspires him, his vision for the M5 synthesiser, and making noise.

Set in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Sweet shot of the MacBeth M3X – an analogue synth built by hand in Scotland.

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Ken MacBeth demonstrates some of the musical qualities of the 3U X-Series Dual Oscillator prototype.

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In the hands of musicians- this thing would kill!!